Confirmation for Children

Faith Formation Office
241-8910 x115

Mary Quick
Director of Faith Formation
Student Information
The Role of the Confirmandi Concerning the Sacrament of Confirmation

  • Be in the state of Grace – this Sacrament does not take away sin,but confers additional grace through the Holy Spirit (you will have an opportunity for Reconciliation on Retreat)
  • Be baptized and not confirmed already
  • Receive instruction in the classroom by attending Catholic school or the parish faith formation program
  • Provide a letter of request for the Sacrament of Confirmation to Fr. Jim
  • Complete approved service projects during the year and complete a reflective paper for each project
  • Attend the Parent/Candidate Meeting in September
  • Attend and participate in Saints on Display in October
  • Attend 4 joint parish meetings throughout the year
  • Attend the Rite of Enrollment for Confirmation
  • Attend a Confirmation Interview with Father or Deacon more information to come
  • Attend a one day retreat and a day of reflection more information in late spring
Parent Information     
Parents have the first responsibility for the education of  their children.  They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disinterested services are the rule.
[2223 Catechism of the Catholic Church]
The Role of the Sponsor

  • Model how a person of faith lives in today’s world
  • Give witness to the maturing faith of the candidate
  • Be a guide, a confidant, and a listener
  • Be a learner who is interested in personal growth as she/he walks the faith journey with the candidate
  • Be one who will continue after Confirmation to walk the faith journey with the candidate and invite him/her into fuller participation in parish life and service
  • Attend as many of the Service projects and other calendar events with the Confirmandi if possible, especially the Candidate/Sponsor dinner
  • Attend the Confirmation rehearsal
  • Complete the Sponsor Form that requires information on your Baptism and Confirmation and your current Parish, this is provided by the Confirmation candidate.

Requirements of a Sponsor
Canon Law {872-874} states:  To be permitted to take on the function of sponsor a person must be designated by the candidate; completed the 16th year of life; be a Catholic who has been confirmed and has already received the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist; one who leads a life of faith in keeping with the Church; they should not be bound by canonical penalty legitimately imposed or declared and they should not be the father or mother of the child. A sponsor also helps the person to lead a Christian life in keeping with baptism/confirmation and to fulfill faithfully the obligations inherent in it.
Click on the links below to download the necessary forms and information for 8th Grade Confirmation.

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